Although the mechanisms of aging are not fully known today, it can be said with certainty that aging and tissue hypoxia are twin brothers – a geriatrician, neurologist, head of the gerontology department of Moscow State University of Medicine and Science told socialbites.ca about this. MV Lomonosov Valery Novoselov.
“Hypoxia in the elderly is seen at the level of all tissues, organs and cells. For example, the elderly cannot move at the same speed as the young. From where? They do not have enough fuel, power, ATP (a molecule that plays an important role in energy exchange in the cells of living organisms). Therefore, all levels of oxygen homeostasis worsen. There are common age-related changes called atherosclerosis, especially in the vessel walls. This leads to the same hypoxia, ”explained Novoselov.
Novoselov also believes that if you start special education at a young age, hypoxia can also act as an effective way to combat the aging process. Hypoxic exposure is necessary for the body to rebuild and get used to living in this mode. Then the lack of oxygen in old age will not have such a negative effect on the person.
“While we don’t know exactly how the great biological aging timer works, where these diseases are embedded, we can define this process as, among other things, a reduction in the response of all cells to the controlling action of any factor – glucose, insulin, hormones, etc. Hypoxia, to all effects. this increases the sensitivity to it, ”the expert concluded.
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